1.Haven’t seen you for ages, Mike. ______

Pretty good. Everything goes well.

A.How are you?

B.How’s it going?

C.What are you doing?

答案：B

2.Hello, I’m Harry Potter.

Glad to meet you. I’m Miller. But ______.

A.call my Paul.

B.call me Paul.

C.call me at Paul.

答案：B

3.Let’s meet at 7:30 outside the gate of ______.

A.the People Park

B.People’s Park

C.the People’s Park

答案：C

4.Could you please tell me something about the two______?

______. They arc exchange students of No. 1 Middle School.

A.Germen; Not at all

B.Germans; All right

C.Frenchmen; Yes, please

答案：B

5.Goodbye, everyone.______

Bye, Sally! Don’t forget to write.

A.Sounds great

B.Stay in touch

C.Just wait and see

答案：B

6.—Are you good at Building Materials, Rose?

—______. But I will try to study it well this term.

A.That’s all right

B.Quite well

C.Not very good

答案：C

7.—Can I help you, sir?

—I’d like to have 100 _____. I want my students to draw pictures.

A.piece of paper

B.pieces of papers

C.pieces of paper

答案：C

8.—How are you?

—______

A.Nice to meet you.

B.How do you do.

C.Fine, thanks.

答案：C

9.Each apartment only______15 to 30 square meters for one unit.

A.make

B.Takes

C.spend

答案：B

10.I hope you’ll ______working with us in the future.

A.apply

B.Enjoy

C.achieve

答案：B

11.Now this tiny housing solution is ______ in urban areas in the U.S., and Canada.

A.gain ground

B.gain ground on

C.gain ground upon

答案：A(vx:gkfdy567)

12.The ______ are eating ______ at the foot of the mountain.

A.sheeps, grasses

B.sheep, grass

C.sheeps, grass

答案：B

13.The technological advances made it possible for the middle classes to enjoy what had once been ______ only to the very rich.

A.Affordable

B.manageable

C.measurable

答案：A

14.To solve this problem, New York city planners are challenging tradition and starting to ______more “micro units”.

A.Design

B.create

C.invent

答案：A(vx:gkfdy567)

15.Tony has many Chinese ______.

A.a stamp

B.stamp

C.Stamps

答案：C

16.That’s why tiny little apartments with a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom come into being.

A.这就是为什么小公寓的卧室,一个厨房和一个浴室。

B.这就是为什么小的小公寓有一个卧室，一个厨房和一个浴室。

C.这就是只有一卧一厨一卫的微型公寓形成的原因。

答案：C

17.A beautiful little room with love and happiness is a great place to live.

A.一个美丽的小房间,爱和幸福是一个居住的好地方。

B.一间充盈爱和幸福的小美屋就是宜居的好地方。

C.一个美丽的小房间，爱和幸福是一个伟大的地方住。

答案：B

18.It can also meet the need of people who are short on cash but determined to live in their own places.

A.它也能满足一些人的需要，他们缺钱，但又决心拥有一个自己的家。

B.它也可以满足人的需要,缺钱但决定住在自己的地方。

C.它也能满足需要的人谁是短期的现金，但决心生活在自己的地方。

答案：A

19.Ted and William have lived under the same roof for five years.

A.泰德和威廉已经在同一屋檐下生活了五年了.

B.泰德和威廉在同一个屋檐下生活了五年。

C.泰德和威廉一起生活了五年。

答案：A

20.If you travel alone and want to know better family life in Britain, you’d better stay in B & Bs.

A.如果你独自旅行, 想知道更好的家庭生活在英国, 你最好呆在B & Bs。

B.如果你独自旅行，想了解英国的家庭生活，你最好呆在家里。

C.如果你独自旅行并且想更好地了解英国的居民生活，你可以住在B & Bs。

答案：C

三、材料题

1.Housing is the living places for human beings. As the population keeps climbing, People in the city have to face the reality that housing is in short supply. To solve this problem, New York city planners are challenging tradition and starting to design more “micro units.

Micros, also known as “hostel-style” apartments, usually offer less than 200 square feet (18.5 square meters) in area. Could you imagine living in 150 square feet (14 square meters)? These units usually have only room for a bed, a table mini-fridge and the basic living essentials.

Why is the micro apartment so appealing? The reasons are rather straightforward. It is perfect for single people who don’t have a lot of things. It can also meet the need of people who are short on cash but determined to live in their own places.

Micro apartments are very common in cities like Tokyo and Hong Kong, where there are so many people living. Now this tiny housing solution is gaining ground in urban areas in the U.S., and Canada.

The micro apartment is an experiment in simplicity in American culture. So small-scale home life is part of a hot trend in U.S. real estate. Some people are proud of it. Some of them can find the humor and fun in their small places. But not everyone is in favor of the trend.

（1）According to the passage, the next big trend in U.S. real estate is .

A.big house

B.micro apartment

C.traditional house

答案：B

（2）As the population keeps climbing, people in the city have to face the reality that .

A.housing is in short supply

B.housing is very sufficient

C.housing is a luxury goods

答案：A

（3）Why is the micro apartment so appealing?

A.It meets the need of someone.

B.It’s very strange.

C.It’s excellent.

答案：A

（4）Micro apartments are very common in some cities like .

A.Beijing

B.London

C.Tokyo

答案：C

（5）How do people think of the micro apartment?

A.Everyone likes it very much.

B.Some people think it’s humorous and fun.

C.Not everyone is in favor of the trend.

答案：C(vx:gkfdy567)

2.Building a house costs quite a lot of money．Suppose you plan to build a house．Your first step will be to find a right piece of land．Your choice will depend on many different things．You will probably try to find a sunny place, with pleasant surroundings(环境) near shops and bus stops, not too far from your friends and the place where you work．

Next you will find a good builder, and together with the builder you will work out a plan．The builder will draw the plan．It will show the number of rooms, their position and size, and other parts, which must be noticed, such as windows, doors, and electric outlets．The builder will work out how much money is needed to build your house．He will work out the cost of the wood, bricks, the glass, and everything else that must be used in building the house．Later on, when he starts to build, this estimate(预算)must be corrected and revised(修订)．His estimate is based on existing prices, but prices of such things may change, and many other things may happen between the time when he makes the estimate and the time when he builds the house．

When the builder gives his estimate, you may wish to change your plan．(You may also wish to change your builder, if his estimate is too high!)You may find that the house you wanted at first costs too much, or that you can spend a little more and add something to your plan．The builder’s estimate depends on the plan, but the final plan depends on the builder’s estimate．

（1）The best title of this passage would be

A.Building a House Costs Much Money

B.Estimate Is Important

C.Planning a House

答案：C

（2）The first thing for a person to build a house is

A.to get as much money as possible

B.to find a suitable piece of land

C.to work out a plan

答案：B

（3）The phrase “draw a plan” in this passage means ______.

A.making a picture of a building or a room

B.making a plan

C.working out a plan

答案：A

（4）When the builder starts to build a house, his estimate will have to be corrected and revised because ______.

A.it is wrongly worked out by a workman

B.the future owner of the house thinks the estimate is so high that he cannot afford the building．

C.The prices of building materials and the expenses(费用)of labor may be different from the original prices and expenses

答案：C

（5）What is the relationship(关系)between the estimate and the plan?

A.The plan depends on the estimate．

B.The plan has nothing to do with the estimate．

C.The estimate and the plan depend on each other．

答案：C

四、填空题

1.SUN LI: Nice to meet you. I’m Sun Li.

HENRY:（1）Are you a student of this university, too?

SUN LI: Yeah, this is my second year. I study Architecture. And what’s your major?

HENRY:（2） So, what subjects do you study this term?

SUN LI:（3）

HENRY: Oh, I see. I have English classes too. I have Air Pollution Control, Pollution Analysis, and Climate Change Control Technology.

SUN LI: Oh, really?! What do you think of your major?

HENRY: It’s wonderful.（4）but Pollution Analysis isn’t my best subject. I like Climate Change Control Technology better.（5）

SUN LI: I like Building Materials best.

答案：（1）Nice to meet you too.；（2）Oh, My major is Energy and Environment.；（3）This semester we study English, Engineering Drawing, Construction Technology, and Building Materials.；（4）I think the classes are really interesting,；（5）How about you?

1.Tom is______ than any other players in the school team．

A.Taller

B.tall

C.tallest

答案：A

2.— Sonia, do you think you are different from Linda?

— Yes. I’m ______ at drawing than her.

A.good

B.well

C.Better

答案：C(vx:gkfdy567)

3.Which city has ______population, Beijing, Guiyang or Nanchang?

Beijing, of course.

A.the largest

B.the smallest

C.the most

答案：A

4.——What’s your present job?

______

A.I’m a film-maker.

B.I just graduated from college.

C.I am 24 years old.

答案：A

5.Excuse me. You must be Mr. Liu Hua from China?

______

A.Yes, nice to meet you.

B.How do you do?

C.Thank you.

答案：A

6.Have you had a nice journey?

______

A.You are welcome.

B.Sure

C.Indeed, it’s been a very nice journey.

答案：B

7.I’m so excited to meet you. May I introduce myself to you?

______

A.Nice to see you.

B.Sure.

C.You are welcome.

答案：B

8.Thanks for all the information, Peter. It sounds like you have an interesting job.

______

A.Yes I love my job.

B.Yes, it’s very interesting, but stressful, too!

C.I work for the ABC company.

答案：B

9.Architect Mayur Kanaiya spoke______ of the Langkawi Sky Bridge

A.good

B.well

C.Highly

答案：C

10.But the Bridge was first _____ to the public, almost one year later, after a series of tests andevaluations.

A.Open

B.lead

C.use

答案：A(vx:gkfdy567)

11.I really like that car you ______ and I am thinking of buying it.

A.talked

B.Recommended

C.interviewed

答案：B

12.One day they crossed the ____bridge behind the palace.

A.old stone chinese

B.old chinese stone

C.chinese old stone

答案：B

13.The walls function like a dam to keep the water _____ and the structure lies naturally within its surroundings, remaining invisible from a distance.

A.in

B.Out

C.of

答案：B

14.Tony is going camping with ___ boys.

A.two little other

B.little two other

C.two litter other

答案：C

15.You know, this bridge ______ Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau.

A.comes

B.likes

C.Connects

答案：C

1.It has a total length of 49.968 km, of which 35.578 km will be built over the sea.

A.它总长度49.968公里，其中35.578公里在海上。

B.它总长度49.968公里，其中有35.578公里是横跨在海面上的。

C.它总长度49.968公里，其中35.578公里在海底。

答案：B

2.I’d like you to meet the famous bridge designer, Mr. Liu Hua.

A.我喜欢你去见见著名的桥梁设计师刘华先生。

B.我想给您介绍下著名的桥梁设计师刘华先生。

C.我们最好去见见著名的桥梁设计师刘华先生。

答案：B

3.It’s a great example of treading lightly on the land.

A.在桥上缓步行走是非常好的体验。

B.在陆地上交易是很好的体验

C.在陆地上轻微的交易是很好的体验。

答案：A

4.While most bridges cross above water, the sunken bridge at Fort de Roovere in the Netherlands sinks just below it.

A.然而大部分的桥都横跨水面，荷兰Fort de Roovere的这座下沉的桥则建在水面以下

B.大多数桥都建在水面上，荷兰Fort de Roovere的这座下沉的桥则建在水面以下。

C.大多数桥都穿越水面，荷兰Fort de Roovere的这座下沉的桥则建在水面以下

答案：B

5.Visitors can enjoy a very close experience with the forest and wildlife on the curving bridge.

A.游客们能够与野生动物和森林有着更近的体验。

B.蜿蜒的桥面让游客能够近距离地体验森林与野生动物。

C.游客们可以尽情享受丛林中的野生动物。

答案：B

1.London’s River Thames has twenty-seven bridges. But Tower Bridge, the first bridge over the Thames as you travel to London from the sea, is the most famous of them all. What makes Tower Bridge so exciting? Why do visitors come from all over the world to see it?

The thing that is surprising about Tower Bridge is that it is open in the middle. It does this to let the big ships through to the Pool of London. If you are lucky enough to see the bridge with its two opening arms high in the air, you will never forget it.

On its north side stands the Tower of London itself. Although they look the same age, the Tower is almost a thousand years old, and Tower Bridge is only about one hundred, it was built in the 1890s. By1850, everyone agreed that a bridge across the Thames near the Tower was most necessary. But the designers argued about the new bridge for another thirtyyears. This took so long because they had two big problems.

（1）Tower Bridge is ______.

A.about one thousand years old

B.the oldest and the most famous bridge in London

C.the first one you can see when you go from the sea to London

答案：C

（2）The Tower of London is ______.

A.across from the Thames

B.on the north of Tower Bridge

C.in the middle of Tower Bridge

答案：B

（3）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.You can see the bridge with its two opening arms high in the air at anytime.

B.By 1850 everybody thought it most necessary to have a bridge built across the Thames near the Tower.

C.It took the designers thirty years to argue about the bridge before it was built.

答案：A

（4）Why is the bridge open in the middle?______

A.To make it special.

B.To attract (吸引) more people from the world to see it.

C.To let the big ship through to the Pool of London.

答案：C

（5）How long was the Tower Bridge built?______

A.A thousand years.

B.A hundred years.

C.Five thousand years.

答案：B

2.One of the masterpieces of modern architecture, the fantastic Hangzhou Bay Bridge has been opened to the public since May 2008.

The Bridge is an S-shaped stayed-cable bridge with six lanes in both directions and is linking Ningbo’s Cixi county in the south to Jiaxing in the north. It shortens the highway travel distance between Ningbo and Shanghai by 120 kilometers, and reduces the driving time from 4 to 2.5 hours.

It is the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world – 36 kilometers (22 miles) long. This fantastic bridge crossing the Hangzhou Bay is expected to have a 100-year lifespan, and has a price tag of 11.8 billion yuan (US$1.70 billion).

The toll fee is 80 yuan per vehicle. As the bridge has six lanes in both directions, you can be quite sure that you will have a smooth ride.

The speed limit is 100 kilometers / 62 miles.

The first preparations for planning the bridge started a decade ago; close to 600 experts spent nine years on designing the Hangzhou Bay Bridge. Chief Commander of the Bridge Project is Mr Wang Yong. The bridge was linked in 2007 and an opening ceremony was held on 26th June. But the Bridge was first open to the public, almost one year later, after a series of tests and evaluations.

（1）The fantastic Hangzhou Bay Bridge has been opened to the public since May 2010.

答案：错误

（2）It is the longest sea-crossing bridge in the world – 36 kilometers (22 miles) long.

答案：正确

（3）The toll fee is 100 yuan per vehicle.

答案：正确

（4）The speed limit is 100 kilometers / 62 miles

答案：正确

（5）Chief Commander of the Bridge Project is Mr Yang Yong.

答案：正确

八、填空题

1.Mary Johnson: Good morning, Mr. Liu! How good to see you! Have you had a nice journey?

Liu Hua:（1）

Mary: May I introduce an old friend of mine to you? Tony Smith is an architect and has a special interest in bridge design.

TonySmith:（2）

Liu Hua: How do you do? Mr. Smith. Nice to meet you.

Tony: Nice to see you, too. I know, you are the design leader of the Island & Tunnel Project of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. It’s my honor to meet you here.

Liu Hua:（3）

Tony: It is said that the bridge is the longest cross-sea bridge in the world. How long is it?

LiuHua: Sure. You know, this bridge connects Hong Kong, Zhuhai and Macau. It has a total length of 49.968 km, of which 35.578 km will be built over the sea.

Tony:（4）

Mary: It sounds fantastic. I also want to see it when it’s finished.

LiuHua: No problem, you are welcome!

Mary: Now we’ll send you to the hotel and you can take a rest there. We’ll have a meeting on bridge design tomorrow morning.

Liu Hua:（5）

Tony: You’re welcome.

答案：（1）Glad to see you, too, Mary. Indeed, it’s been a very nice journey.

（2）How do you do? Mr. Liu.

（3）Thank you very much.

（4）That’s great! I hope someday I can witness such a miracle!

（5）Thank you very much for your help.

2.COMPLETE THE CARD WITH THE WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS GIVEN IN THE BOX.

Dear Mr Ervin:

（1） on your being named this year’s outstanding manager. I once visited one of your branches and was （2）.

I am sure you deserve this honor. And I feel （3） for you. （4） for even （5） to you and your company in the coming year!

Sincerely,

John Black

答案：（1）Congratulations（2）very much impressed（3）so happy

（4）Greater success（5）best wishes

1.I’d love to ______with you my new kitchenware.

A.help

B.put

C.Share

答案：C(vx:gkfdy567)

2.It is called solar cooker, a newly designed cooking device and there are many kinds of solar cookers ______.

A.convenient

B.Available

C.useful

答案：B

3.It was ______ to see the students’ excitement when they discovered that simple materials could be used to cook food under the sun and the solar cooking really attracts those creative kids.

A.amazed

B.Amazing

C.amaze

答案：B

4.Don’t forget to come to our party this weekend!

______

A.You are welcome.

B.Sure. See you.

C.Not at all.

答案：B

5.We’d be pleased if you could join us for dinner.

______

A.Thank you

B.That’s good

C.Yes, I’d be pleased to accept.

答案：C(vx:gkfdy567)

6.We’ve booked a table. We hope you can join us?

______

A.Thank you.

B.OK.

C.How can I resist such a gracious invitation!

答案：C

7.why not dine out together and go to the movies?

______

A.Thank you.

B.You deserve that.

C.Sounds like a good idea.

答案：C

8.Would you care to join for the picnic tomorrow

______.

A.So sorry. Next time we’ll go, thanks anyway.

B.No thanks.

C.OK, thank you.

答案：A

9.Do you like reading books?

Yes. Each of us ______ to do more reading in and after class.

A.is encouraged

B.are encouraged

C.encourage

答案：A

10.Li Lei is___ student in our class.

A.the tallest

B.tall

C.taller

答案：A

11.Nick ______ a job in a bank, but to our surprise, he didn’t take it.

A.has offered

B.was offered

C.offered

答案：B

12.People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money ______cooking fuel.

A.On

B.of

C.in

答案：A

13.Solar cooking is a ______cooking method.

A.Convenient

B.convenience

C.convention

答案：A

14.The bridge ______ two years ago.

A.was built

B.built

C.is built

答案：A

15.This box is___ that one.

A.heavier as

B.heavy than

C.as heavy as

答案：C(vx:gkfdy567)

1. It is getting more popular due to its high efficiency and its environmental friendliness.

A.由于高效及环保的特点，太阳能锅越来越受到大众的欢迎。

B.由于高效友好的特点，太阳能锅越来越受到大众欢迎。

C.由于经济环保的特点，太阳能锅越来越受到大众欢迎。

答案：A

2.I’d love to share with you my new kitchenware.

A.我很喜爱与你分享我的新厨具。

B.我很乐意和你分享我的新厨具。

C.我很乐意平均分配我的新厨具。

答案：B

3.I am eager to see this new device.

A.我急切地想看到这个新设备。

B.我很激动看到这个新设备

C.我很乐意看到这个新设备。

答案：A

4.People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel.

A.那些没有足够木材的人们得花费大量的钱来烧饭。

B.那些没有足够多木材的人们得依靠大量的钱来购买烹饪燃料。

C.那些没有足够木材的人们得花费大量的金钱购买烹饪燃料。

答案：C

5.Solar ovens consist of a system of reflectors and a cooking pot.

A.太阳能灶是由反射镜及烹饪锅系统组成的。

B.太阳能灶是一个反射系统和一个锅

C.太阳能灶利用了反射系统和烹饪锅。

答案：A

十一、材料题

1.When Dr. Robert Metcalf first used a solar cooker, the future changed for millions of Africans. He knew that billions of poor people around the world depend on the use of wood for cooking. As they take more and more firewood from wild areas. They are destroying habitats around the world. Wood collection is one reason why many animals have become endangered.

“But sunshine can be an alternative to fire.” Dr. Metcalf says. Since his first solar cooked meal, he has helped people around the world to use simple new technologies to cook their food.

Each morning in villages across East Africa, small children and their mothers wake up and walk several miles to collect firewood to cook their food. It takes much of the day, and the heavy firewood they carry home on their heads lasts only a few days.

This is why Dr. Metcalf spends each summer in Africa. He teaches women and children in villages how to cook with the sun. So far, more than thirty thousand African families now have solar cookers, and new programs will introduce solar cookers to millions of families.

To find water, women and children may have to walk long distance to dig holes in dry riverbeds or to gather water from streams and shallow wells.

They fill their buckets（桶）and carry them home on their heads. The buckets often weigh as

much as forty pounds. Not only is finding water hard work, but the water is often polluted with

germs（细菌）that make people sick.

Dr. Metcalf and others developed a simple，reusable tool that people can use to make sure their water is safe to drink．The tool is calked a WAPI，which stands for “Water Pasteurization Indicator”. The pasteurization process is named after Louis Pasteur，who developed it in the 1800s.

（1）Why did Metcalf help Africans use solar cookers?

A.He wanted to help them to fight poverty．

B.He found it a dangerous job to collect firewood．

C.He realized using firewood is not good for the environment．

答案：C

（2）The underlined word “it” in the third paragraph probably refers to””．

A.collecting firewood

B.cooking food

C.cooking with the sun

答案：A

（3）Each summer Metcalf stays in Africa to _____．

A.do research on water

B.take care of sick people

C.spread the technique of using solar cookers

答案：C

（4）Water Pasteurization Indicator was developed to ______．

A.kill the bacteria in water

B.honor Louis Pasteur

C.make waste water reusable

答案：A

（5）It can be inferred from tile passage that ______．

A.Africans find it hard to learn to use solar cookers

B.women and children in Africa usually lead a hard life

C.the water Africans drink is not clean though it is easy to get

答案：B

2.Millions of people around the world cook their food over a smoky fire every day. It is often difficult to find wood for the fire. People who do not have wood must spend large amounts of money on cooking fuel. However, there is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun. Solar cookers, or ovens, have been used for centuries.

Solar ovens consist of a system of reflectors and a cooking pot. The rest is up to your imagination! Once you have collected or bought your solar oven, you can use it to prepare hot meals in the backyard, at a campground or wherever your heart desires.

Of all the inventions that could benefit humankind, a reliable solar cooker remains one of the most necessary. Countless people across the developing world still cook their food by burning wood or even cow dung, causing breathing problems and severe pollution in some regions.

The searching for a practical solar cooker has gone on for decades and produced dozens of models. But none of them have caught on importantly for use in the developing world because they can’t store heat. Without the ability to store heat, a cooker cannot be used, for example, on cloudy days.

But now a group based at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) is reporting a discovery in solar cookers. They say it will lead to the production of practical solar cookers within a year and a half and it can store enough heat during a sunny day to work for an entire additional day, even if it is cloudy.

（1）People who do not have wood must spend small amounts of money on cooking fuel.

答案：错误

（2）There is a much easier way to cook food using energy from the sun.

答案：正确

（3）Solar cookers, or ovens, have not been used for centuries.

答案：错误

（4）Solar ovens consist of a system of reflectors and a cooking pot.

答案：正确

（5）Without the ability to store heat, a cooker can be used, for example, on cloudy days.

答案：正确

十二、填空题

1.HENRY: Hey, what are you doing this weekend?

MANDY:（1）

HENRY: Would you like to go for a picnic? The weather forecast says it will be sunny this Sunday.

MANDY:（2）

HENRY: Yes of course, and I will make some hamburgers.

MANDY: OK. Then I’ll bring some drinks, green tea, black tea, juice or cola?

HENRY:（3） By the way I will bring my new kitchenware for our picnic

MANDY: New kitchenware? A cooker?

HENRY: Yeah! I just bought a solar cooker last month. It’s a new device that uses solar energy and it is getting popular due to its high efficiency and its environmental friendliness. People can cook easily with this new device. I’ll bring some fruit and some other food. We will make a wonderful picnic!

MANDY:（4）

HENRY: OK, I am looking forward to our picnic! Then See you on this Sunday!

MANDY:（5）

答案：（1）I haven’t decided yet. What about you?

（2）That’s a good idea. Shall I bring anything?

（3）How about green tea?

（4）Wow! How amazing, I can’t wait for it!

（5）See you!

十三、选择题

1.______ We are leaving on Sunday.

Yes, that’s a good idea.

A.Why don’t you join us?

B.Can you tell me how to get to the Linden Street?

C.When shall I arrive at your home?

答案：A(vx:gkfdy567)

2.______

Yeah. It is the only professional museum about the railway system in China.

A.Excuse me, sir. Where is the China Railway Museum?

B.Do you mind telling me where you’re from?

C.Do you know the China Railway Museum?

答案：C

3.—- Excuse me. Can you tell me how to get to the Linden Street?

—- ______

A.You can’t ask me.

B.Sorry, I’m new here.

C.Pardon? I have no idea.

答案：B

4.I’m going to Hainan for my holiday.

______

A.Not at all

B.Have a nice trip

C.thanks a lot.

答案：B

5.Welcome back, Mr. Smith! How about your business trip in Japan?

______

A.I don’t like the Japanese food.

B.Oh, fantastic! Mr. Mark is so satisfied with our project.

C.Don’t ask me.

答案：B

6.He’s wearing a red shirt and ______ jeans.

A.paled

B.Faded

C.dimmed

答案：B

7.I’d like to have some big apples instead of small _____.

A.Ones

B.it

C.one

答案：A

8.It was ___ who wrote those words on the blackboard.

A.him

B.himself

C.He

答案：C

9.Oh, that museum was the old Beijing Railway Station. It______ the history of China’s railway development.

A.exhibit

B.Shows

C.display

答案：B

10.The book ______ on this subject was written by an old female writer.

A.referring

B.referred to

C.referring to

答案：B

11.The train______just three weeks ____ complete a journey that _____ six weeks by sea.

A.spent…on；takes in to

B.took…to；takes up to

C.pay…for；takes on to

答案：B

12.This article deals with the natural phenomenon which ______ most interesting to everyone.

A.they are

B.are

C.Is

答案：C

13.Travelers ______ the efficient network, and find that their hometowns are not that far away.

A.profit from

B.benefit from

C.interest from

答案：B

14.We ______ two railway tickets online this Monday.

A.took

B.looked

C.Booked

答案：C

15.With comfortable seats and quiet cabins, this high-speed line______ a pleasant journey for thousands of travelers.

A.take

B.give

C.Offers

答案：C

1.John and his brother differ in personality even if their differences in age are not significant.

A.尽管约翰和他哥哥在年纪上相差很大，但他们的个性却不相同。

B.尽管约翰和他哥哥在年纪上相差不大，但他们的个性却不相同。

C.尽管约翰和他哥哥在年纪上相差不大，但他们的个性相同。

答案：B

2.Some of her pictures were shown in an art exhibition (展览会) in Shanghai when she was 4 years old.

A.她的一些画就在上海的一个艺术展览会上展出。

B.她在一个艺术展览会上展出她的画。

C.四岁的时候她的一些画就在上海的一个艺术展览会上展出。

答案：C

3.Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time.

A.太阳一次只能照到它的一半，地球看上去像一个球。

B.由于地球看上去像一个球，太阳一次只能照到它的一半。

C.地球看上去像一个球，太阳一次只能照到它的一半。

答案：B

4.From the East Coast to the West Coast it is about 3, 000 miles wide.

A.美国领土的东西宽度约为3000英里。

B.美国领土为3000英里。

C.美国领土的东西宽度为2000英里。

答案：A

5.It’s very important to maintain your current weight through exercise and healthy eating.

A.非常重要的通过锻炼和健康饮食来保持你目前的体重。

B.锻炼和健康饮食来保持你目前的体重是非常重要。

C.通过锻炼和健康饮食来保持你目前的体重是非常重要的。

答案：C

1.High-speed rail is a type of rail transport that operates significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, new lines in excess of 250 km/hr and existing lines in excess of 200 km/hr are widely considered to be high-speed, with some extending the definition to include much lower speeds (e.g. 160 km/hr) in areas for which these speeds still represent significant improvements. The first such system began operations in Japan in 1964 and was widely known as the bullet train. High-speed trains normally operate on standard gauge tracks of continuously welded rail on grade-separated right-of-way that incorporates a large turning radius in its design.

Many countries have developed high-speed rail to connect major cities, including Austria , Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Poland, Portugal, Russia, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, turkey, United Kingdom, United States and Uzbekistan. Only in Europe does HSR cross international borders. China has 16,000 km of HSR, accounting for 60 percent of the world’s total. While high-speed rail is usually designed for passenger travel, some high-speed systems also offer freight service.

（1） High-speed rail is a type of rail transport that operates significantly ______ than traditional rail traffic.

A.faster

B.slower

C.as fast as

答案：A

（2） According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A.there is no single standard that applies worldwide.

B.there is a standard that applies worldwide

C.there are two standards that apply worldwide

答案：A

（3）When did the first such system widely known as the bullet train begin operations in Japan ?

A.in 1964

B.in 1966

C.in 1946

答案：C

（4） The underlined word “freight” at the end of the paragraph means ______.

A.military

B.Cargo

C.health

答案：B

（5） The best title of this passage would be “______”.

A.Traditional Rail Traffic

B.the Bullet Train

C.High-speed Rail

答案：B

2.The world’s longest high-speed railway route, running from Beijing to Guangzhou, has been in operation for a few years. It cuts travel time between the two cities from 22 hours to only 8 hours. With comfortable seats and quiet cabins, this high-speed line offers a pleasant journey for thousands of travelers.

The high speed railway connects Beijing with five provincial capitals. Part of the line, from Zhengzhou to Guangzhou, was in operation before the whole line was connected. The opening of the Beijing to Zhengzhou section has connected the entire line. It covers a total length of 2,298 kilometers.

The Beijing-Guangzhou line connects one third of China’s population and more than 40 percent of its economic power. Travelers benefit from the efficient network, and find that their hometowns are not that far away.

As the American publication _Newsweek_ puts it: China is now engaged in a “railway revolution”. These 350 kilometer per hour high-speed railway trains have made the country’s vast territory “substantially smaller”, and changed the country economically.

（1）The world’s longest high-speed railway route, running from Beijing to Guangzhou, has been in operation for a few years.

答案：正确

（2）It cuts travel time between the two cities from 22 hours to only 6 hours.

答案：错误

（3）The opening of the Beijing to Zhengzhou section has linked with the total route.

答案：正确

（4）The Beijing-Guangzhou line connects one third of China’s population and more than 40 percent of its economic power.

答案：正确

（5）These 350 kilometer per hour high-speed railway trains have made the country’s vast territory “considerably smaller”, and changed the country economically.

答案：正确

十六、填空题

1.LI QIANG AND HIS BROTHER WILL GO TO BEIJING. HE IS TALKING TO WANG NING ABOUT THE PLAN.

WANG NING：So, you’re going to Beijing on Sunday, Li Qiang?

LI QIANG：（1） We booked two railway tickets online this Monday.

WANG：That’s really cool! I’m always dreaming of going to Beijing, seeing famous places with unique buildings, such as the Forbidden City, Summer Palace, etc.

LI: （2） .

WANG:Oh, that museum was the old Beijing Railway Station. It shows the history of China’s railway development. （3）.

LI：Why don’t you join us? We are leaving on Sunday. （4）.

WANG：Ok, then count me in. Are you taking a high-speed railway?

LI:（5）. Besides, it’s comfortable.

答案：（1）Yes, my brother and I are going together.

（2）And the China Railway Museum is a must.

（3）It’s worth visiting. I’ve been planning to go for a visit for a long time.

（4）You still have two days to get yourself prepared.

（5）Yeah, the high speed railway is very quick and convenient.

1.— Could we make a tentative appointment for, say, this Saturday?

— ______.

A.Yes, you can.

B.That’s fine for me.

C.Sorry, I don’t know. I am new here.

答案：B

2.______ you ______ free tomorrow?

No. I ______ free the day after tomorrow.

A.Are; going to be; will be

B.Are; going to be; will

C.Are; going to; will

答案：A

3.— Hello, Bill Burton speaking._____.

— Hello, Mr. Burton, this is Jenny Jenkins of Bradford and Sons returning your call.

A.What can I do for you?

B.Is that Jenny speaking?

C.It’s my pleasure.

答案：A

4.— I can put you down for eleven o’clock. Is that OK?

— ______

A.Yes, we could.

B.Oh, I’ll be having an interview that time. How about 3 o’clock in the afternoon?

C.Friday is good.

答案：B

5.— I have an appointment with Mr. Xie at about 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, but would you please postpone it to sometime next week?

— ______.

A.No, thanks.

B.All right.

C.It’s my pleasure.

答案：B

6.— I have many questions about studying abroad.

— Would you like to make an appointment?______.

A.Let’s say Wednesday afternoon at two?

B.Is that OK?

C.It doesn’t matter.

答案：A

7.How often ______ to the dentist?

A.you go to

B.do you

C.do you go

答案：C

8.I have an appointment with Mr. Xie at about 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, but would you please ______ it to sometime next week?

A.Postpone

B.complete

C.clarify

答案：A

9.In learning a foreign language, one should first pay attention ______ speaking．

A.within

B.To

C.on

答案：B

10.Jamie wants to speak to me ______ private.

A.on

B.to

C.In

答案：C

11.My agenda is quite full for the whole week, so I can’t ______ an appointment with you.

A.sign

B.draw up

C.Make

答案：C

12.Seldom ______ his wife punishes her children for speaking out their own ideas freely.

A.have I seen

B.I have seen

C.do I see

答案：A

13.Support facilities for electric cars, such as charging stations, have been built or are  the process of being built in many cities across the country.

A.to

B.on

C.In

答案：C

14.There ______ a dolphin show in the zoo tomorrow evening.

A.was

B.is going to have

C.is going to be

答案：C

15.We are all for your suggestion that the trip ______ .

A.was put off

B.be put off

C.is to put off

答案：B

1.Cars are an important part of life in the United States. Without a car most people feel that they are poor. And even if a person is poor he doesn’t feel really poor when he had a car.

Henry Ford was the man who first started making cars in large numbers. He probably didn’t know how much the car was going to affect American culture. The car made the United Stated a nation on wheels. And it helped make the United States what it is today.

There are three main reasons why the car becomes so popular in the United States. First of all, the country is a huge one and Americans like to move around in it. The car provides the most comfortable and cheapest form of transportation. With a car people can go anyplace without spending a lot of money.

The second reason cars are popular is the fact that the United States never really developed an efficient and inexpensive form of public transportation. Long-distance trains have never been as common in the country as they are in other parts of the world. Nowadays there is a good system of air-service provided by planes. But it is too expensive to be used frequently.

The third reason is the most important one, though. The American spirit of independence is what really made cars popular. Americans don’t like to wait for a bus, or a train or even a plane. They don’ t like to have to follow an exact schedule. A car gives them the freedom to schedule their own time. And this is the freedom that Americans want most to have.

The gas shortage has caused a big problem for Americans. But the answer will not be a bigger system of public transportation. The real solution will have to be a new kind of car, one that does not use so much gas.

（1）We can learn from this passage that Americans

A.spend a lot of money traveling by car

B.travel a lot in their cars

C.seldom travel by plane

答案：B

（2）Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.In the United States even the poor own cars.

B.In the United States all the poor have no cars.

C.An American will feel poor unless he has a car.

答案：C

（3）In the writer’s opinion, cars are popular in the United States mainly because

A.Americans like to plan their own time

B.The United States does not have enough public transportation

C.Americans will not feel poor when they travel in their cars

答案：A

（4）“A nation on wheels” in the second paragraph means that ______.

A.everyone in the United States owns a car

B.the United States produces most of the cars in the world

C.cars play an important part in American’life

答案：B

（5）The real solution to the gas shortage problem is ______.

A.to make less cars

B.to develop a public transportation system

C.to make gas-saving cars

答案：C

2.Car crashes are the top killer of American teenagers. Most of the crashes result from distracted driving—not paying attention to the road.

Ryan Didone was a fifteen-year-old passenger in a car that hit a tree. He was one of the nation’s more than thirty thousand victims of traffic crashes in 2008. Nearly four thousand deaths, about twelve percent involved drivers age fifteen to twenty.

Ryan’s father, Thomas Didone, is a police captain in Marylan. “It was an inexperienced, immature driver driving at night with a carload of kids. He was distracted, he was　going too fast, and it ended up causing one death and some seriously injured.” He shares the story of his son’s death to help educate teens and their families about distracted driving.

Jim Jennings from the Allstate Insurance Company says the number one cause of distracted-driving accidents is the mobile phone. He says talking on the phone or reaching for it is like drinking four beers and driving. “If you’re texting while driving, you are twenty-three times more likely to get into an accident than somebody who isn’t.

Government and private groups are using public service announcements and events to bring more attention to the problem. For example, the insurance industry recently held a safety event for teen drivers. At first, nineteen-year-old Kevin Schumann easily avoided large, inflatable dolls thrown in front of the car to represent children. He also avoided orange cones representing the edge of the road. Then, as part of the test, he started texting. He hit several cones and at least one doll. “That’s what really opened up the experience for me to prove how bad it is to really text and drive.

Debbie Pickford of Allstate Insurance says teens are especially at risk from distracted driving —and not just because they lack experience on the roads. “According to the research, teens don’t really have fully developed brains until they’re twenty-five years old. You put those two things together and you get a much,much higher risk.” A new law proposes a graduated driver licensing system. Graduated means teenagers start with restrictions like on night driving and numbers of passengers. They could not get a full driver’s license until age eighteen.

（1）According to the passage,  is the most likely to lead to a traffic accident while you are driving．

A.texting on the mobile phone

B.reaching for a cell phone．

C.talking on the mobile phone

答案：A

（2）We can learn from the second paragraph that ______.

A.drivers who resulted in nearly 4,000 deaths are teenagers

B.over 30,000 victims have died from traffic crashes so far

C.it was at night that Ryan Didone died from a car accident

答案：B

（3）A safety event held by insurance industry was meant to .

A.attract more teenagers to take part in it

B.draw enough attention to teenagers’ distracted driving

C.make more teenagers practice avoiding large barriers

答案：B

（4）The passage is probably followed by a concluding paragraph about ______．

A.much higher risk

B.teen brain development

C.measures to be taken

答案：C

（5）Of all the following, which is the best title for the passage?

A.Car Crashes —the Top Killer.

B.Distracted Driving —Let’s Avoid!

C.Drunken Driving — Dangerous Enough！

答案：B

3.In recent years, the Chinese auto industry has seen rapid growth, with the demand on private cars rising sharply in Chinese cities since 2002.

By 2009, China has replaced the U.S. to become the world’s largest auto market. As an important part of the world car industry, the global auto industry will shift further to China. This brings historical opportunity to China’s auto market.

Currently, both the development of China’s auto market and the changes in consumer demand for vehicles are ever-increasing. China’s auto industry will continue to grow in the next decade. It means there is still huge room for its development. China has an urban population of more than 600 million. It also has a huge agricultural vehicle market in the rural areas. Hence, there is no doubt for China’s development of auto industry. That is also the reason why the world’s auto producers are paying more attention to the Chinese market.

（1） The demand on private cars increased greatly in Chinese cities since 2002.

答案：正确

（2） China has become the world’s largest auto market.

答案：正确

（3） China’s auto industry tends to decrease in the next decade.

答案：错误

（4） China has an urban population of less than 600 million.

答案：错误

（5） The reason why the world’s auto producers are paying more attention to the Chinese market is that China’s auto industry developed very quickly.

答案：正确

1.I am Peter, Sales manager of the company.

First of all, I would like to （1） welcome you to our company.

Our company is one of the leading companies in the electric car industry. I am sure you will be proud of being a member of our company. It is always __（2）_ to keep the business going.We need to （3） for ourselves all the time. As you are fresh, energetic and equipped with new knowledge and new ideas, soon you will realize that you’ve （4） to join us.

Work hard, not only for our company but also for yourself. That’s the only way for you and our company to __（5）_.

Again I would like to welcome you and from today on, let’s work together and succeed together.

A.set new goals

B.keep growing

C.take this opportunity to

D.made the right decision

E.my great honor

答案：（1）C；（2）E；（3）A；（4）D；（5）B；

1._______.

Oh, no, Frankly speaking, I seldom do online shopping.

A.I bought many good deals online.

B.Got any good deals?

C.Do you got any good deals?

答案：B

2.I’m ______ a business trip for APEC summit, sir.

A.On

B.for

C.in

答案：A

3.______ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.

A.Who

B.That

C.As

答案：C

4.______

I mean the best way is using your own mobile phone or computer to operate it.

A.What do you think?

B.What do you mean?

C.How do you think?

答案：B(vx:gkfdy567)

5.— ______are the most popular things people buy online?

— Definitely, clothes.

A.What do you think

B.How do you think

C.How about

答案：A

6.We have to stay at home for a whole day. Why not go out and have a walk?

______.

A.It sounds like a good idea.

B.It like a good idea.

C.How is a good idea.

答案：A

7.Susan ,what do you think of my plan?

______.

A.It’s reasonable .

B.It’s possible.

C.It’s pleasant.

答案：B

8.Cleaner heating system will ______ in Beijing to control air pollution.

A.be established

B.be sent

C.be covered

答案：A

9.For days, smog persisted in many areas. China is ______ to control air pollution.

A.taking measures

B.doing business

C.take measures

答案：A

10.Have you filled in the application form ______ your passport yet?

A.of

B.in

C.For

答案：C

11.I suppose you know everything about that event, ______ ?

A.do you

B.don’t you

C.do I

答案：B

12.If he persists______awkward questions，the send him to the boss.

A.to ask

B.In asking

C.to be asked

答案：B(vx:gkfdy567)

13.Listen to the two girls by the window. What language ______?

A.were they speaking

B.did they speak

C.are they speaking

答案：C

14.Miss Liu doesn’t mind ______ your homework as long as it is done by yourself.

A.your delaying handing in

B.you to delay handing in

C.your delaying to hand in

答案：A

15.There is no doubt ______Herbert is the most industrious student in our class.

A.what

B.whether

C.That

答案：C

1.Dear Professor Smith,

Many thanks for your （1）(友好和热情)during （2）(我方代表团) recent visit to your university.

It was nice of you to introduce us to some famous professors and celebrated scholars at your university. We had a safe and sound trip home.

Now we （3） (重返工作岗位) our work.

Again, （4）(代表) the group, I would like to （5）(对你和你的团队表示感谢). Meanwhile, I hope you will someday pay a visit to our university and give us more talks on “Modern Western Economics”.

Sincerely yours,

Tony Wang

答案：（1）friendliness and hospitality；（2）our delegation’；（3）have resumed ；（4）on behalf of ；（5）express our thanks to you and your team

1.Air pollution

People and air pollution are often in the same places. This means that cities with large populations have the biggest problem of dirty air. Air pollution is caused by many different things. A major kind of air pollution is the gas from cars. Statistics (统计资料) show that 93 percent of all auto trips are within cities.

Another major kind of dirty air is the burning of coal and oil for energy. This energy is needed to make electricity. Of course, much more electricity is used in the city than in the country.

On the average, we throw away more rubbish than the year before. The burning of rubbish makes air pollution even worse. Many major industries are also responsible for the dirty air in the around cities. The fumes (烟) from iron, steel, chemical, and petrol production add particles (微粒)to the air.

The effects of air pollution range from mild headaches to death. The levels of pollution found in heavy traffic may cause headaches for loss of clear vision. Wherever coal and oil are used for fuel, fumes may kill trees and plants and cause metal to corrode (腐蚀). In some of the larger cities, these fumes endanger the lives of human beings by contributing to lung diseases and causing early death.

（1） The key point of the passage is that .

A.the cause of air pollution is people

B.the causes and the effects of air pollution are both found in cities

C.the effects of air pollution range from headaches to death

答案：B

（2） What is the purpose of this passage?

A.to persuade people to stop polluting the air

B.to tell the causes of air pollution

C.to tell why cities are bad places to live

答案：A

（3） Why is air pollution more grave in the city than in the country?

A.Because there are larger populations in cities.

B.Because the air in the city is dirty.

C.Because there are much more gas fumes from cars and burning of coal and oil for energy in the city than in the country.

答案：C

（4） The fumes from coal and oil may cause metal .

A.to corrode

B.to twist

C.to turn black

答案：A

（5） In larger cities, the fumes from coal and oil may contribute to .

A.heart disease

B.loss of clear vision

C.lung diseases

答案：C

1.Man-made air pollution mainly comes from two sources: mobile ones and stationary ones. Mobile sources are cars, planes, boats, etc. Stationary sources include large factories, power plants and every household, which burns natural gas or wood. The most important ways （1）_____ are to drive less, use less electricity and natural gas, and eat vegetarian.

THESE IDEAS ARE EASY TO FOLLOW:

Get your car （2）_____ to make sure everything works properly. Whenever possible, walk, cycle, carpool, or use public transportation. Buy fuel-efficient vehicles. Drive at 60 mph or less to improve gas mileage.

Burn less natural gas （3）_____ . Instead, use a solar cooker or heater and wear extra layers.

Become a vegetarian or a vegan. （4）_____ requires more land and emits more carbon dioxide than simply growing crops directly for human food.

（5） _____. Coal power plants produce most of the world’s electricity, and they also produce more carbon dioxide than any other source. Coal plants also release many other pollutants. Unplug televisions, cell phone chargers, and other appliances while not in use. Most devices continue to use small amounts of power even when they’re turned off. Avoid using air conditioning, and don’t leave the fridge open any longer than necessary. Only run the clothes washer or dish washer when full. Rather than using a dryer, hang clothes on a line to dry in the sun.

答案：（1）to reduce air pollution；（2）checked regularly；（3）to cook or heat your home；（4）Raising any sort of livestock；（5）Use less electricity

1.______ you busy with the Singles Day?

A.Will

B.Be

C.Are

答案：C

2.______

Oh, no, Frankly speaking, I seldom do online shopping.

A.I bought many good deals online.

B.Do you got any good deals?

C.Got any good deals?

答案：C

3.______

I mean the best way is using your own mobile phone or computer to operate it.

A.What do you think?

B.How do you think?

C.What do you mean?

答案：C

4.— ______are the most popular things people buy online?

— Definitely, clothes.

A.What do you think

B.How do you think

C.How about

答案：A

5.We have to stay at home for a whole day. Why not go out and have a walk?

______.

A.It sounds like a good idea.

B.How is a good idea.

C.It like a good idea.

答案：A

6.Susan ,what do you think of my plan?

______.

A.It’s possible.

B.It’s reasonable .

C.It’s pleasant.

答案：A

7.All the trees______ last summer.

A.were planted

B.are planting

C.planted

答案：A(vx:gkfdy567)

8.Besides, you need to protect your password, because all the transaction ______ through your bank account.

A.is fetched

B.is carried out

C.is brought out

答案：B

9.He ______ a book when the telephone rang.

A.was reading

B.read

C.reads

答案：A

10.Now tell me, how can you separate yourself ______ the other person?

A.with

B.From

C.out

答案：B

11.Separate passwords for every account make______difficult for cyber criminals to hack you.

A.that

B.what

C.It

答案：C

12.The Prize in Economics______ in 1968, that is, more than half a century ago.

A.was established

B.establish

C.established

答案：A

13.You can ask these experts ______advice in job hunting?

A.on

B.For

C.over

答案：B

14.You can buy almost everything, ______ you have access to the Internet and enough money.

A.so large as

B.as long as

C.as big as

答案：C(vx:gkfdy567)

15.You know, online shopping has so many ______.

A.Advantages

B.advantage

C.Advantaged

答案：A

1.An ebook (also referred to as an electronic book, eBook, or e-book) is a digital version （版本）of a print book that you download and read. But if you want to read an ebook, you must have an Ebook Reader, which is a kind of free software used by your computer. Make sure you have installed the appropriate Reader before you download your ebook from the Internet. The software allows you to turn the words on the screen into the size you like. It also helps you turn pages and change your viewing options (计算机屏幕上的阅读选择) Ebooks are a fun alternative to regular books. You can download them to any computers and create your own library of hundreds of titles. If you load them onto your portable computer, you can take them with you when you travel. Some ebooks are even interactive! Best of all, when you order an ebook, their is no waiting and no shipping charges. The amount of time it takes to download your ebook depends on the speed of your connection and the size of your ebook.

（1） From this passage, we learn that an ebook ______.

A.can be found in any library

B.can be read directly from the Internet

C.can be read when special software is installed

答案：C

（2） The Ebook Reader is used for ______.

A.reading an ebook you’ve downloaded

B.turning a print book into a digital version

C.downloading an ebo0k from the Internet

答案：C

（3） From this passage, we can learn that ______.

A.you can read an ebook on a laptop when you travel

B.you can order an ebook using the Ebook Reader

C.the ebooks ordered have to be shipped to you

答案：A

（4） Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A.An ebook is ordered in the same way as a print book is.

B.The size of the words in an ebook cannot be changed.

C.The downloading time is decided by the ebook’s size.

答案：C

（5） The passage is mainly about ______.

A.a better way to download an Ebook

B.a new kind of book – the Ebooks

C.the new version of Ebooks

答案：B

1.The study shows that our computers are superior to those of our competitors in terms of functions and speed.

A.研究表明，我们的计算机在功能和速度两方面都优于我们的竞争对手。

B.研究表明，我们的计算机与我们竞争者的产品在功能和速度方面有差异。

C.研究表明，我们的计算机在效率和速度方面都与其它厂商不同。

答案：A

2.Use of the overcharge on your account and we have contacted the store on your behalf and are awaiting their reply.

A.承蒙告知您受到恶意透支的指控，我们已经派代表与商店联系并正在等待回音。

B.承蒙告知您的帐户存在问题，我们已经和商店联系过并正在等待他们的回答。

C.承蒙告知您的帐户被多扣款一事，我们已代您与商店联系，正在等待他们回复。

答案：C

3.Though technically quite advanced today，the Internet is far from being popular with average household users in some developing countries.

A.尽管互联网技术现在已经很先进，但在一些发展中国家还未受到家庭用户的广泛青睐。

B.很先进，但在一些发展中国家还远远没有普及到一般家庭。

C.尽管今天科学技术已经很先进，但在一些发展中国家互联网离大众的生活还是很远。

答案：A

4. You can buy almost everything, as long as you have access to the Internet and enough money.

A.只要有网络和足够多的钱，你可以通过网络买到任何东西。

B.如果你有网络和钱，就可以买到任何东西。

C.只要有网络和足够多的钱，你就可以买到任何东西。

答案：A

5. When in doubt, it’s best to delete or if appropriate, mark as junk item.

A.当有疑问，最好是立刻删除，或者，如果合适的话，标为垃圾信息。

B.一旦有疑问，最好是立刻删除，或者，如果合适的话，标为垃圾信息。

C.一旦有疑问，最好是立刻删除，或者，合适的话，标为垃圾。

答案：B

1.When a few college students jokingly declared Nov. 11 a National Singles Day in the 90s in China, they would never be able to imagine that they were creating the biggest online shopping spree in the world. It started as a way for young people to make fun of themselves as being single and invite other single friends to have fun at bars, restaurants and karaoke rooms. They chose 11/11 because 1 is the loneliest number, etc. Then businesses began to take notice.

In 2009, online retail giant Alibaba announced it would be selling everything at half price on taobao.com on Nov. 11. It was the first time for Chinese single men and women, and indeed married people, too, to enjoy the huge discounts in online shopping on the Singles Day. Over the last few years, Alibaba, JD and other Chinese e-commerce companies all expanded their one-day discounts, and sales grew dramatically.

In 2014, Alibaba Group scored $5.71 billion on November 11, setting a new record for the e-commerce giant since it started the Singles Day sales five years ago. That was much higher than the combined $3.7 billion online sales of Thanksgiving Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday from desktop computers in the U.S.A.

（1）In 2009 Alibaba began to sell everything at half price at taobao.com on Nov. 11.

答案：正确

（2）Some companies like Alibaba expanded their two days discounts and sales grew dramatically.

答案：错误

（3）In 2014, Alibaba scored $4.71 billion on November 11.

答案：错误

（4）Thanksgiving Day has got the best selling。

答案：错误

（5）They chose 11/11 because 1 is the loneliest number.

答案：正确

二十七、填空题

1.LEAVE A MESSAGE TO THE SELLER

Dear （1）,

I’d like （2） an Ochi dress, the one on your top sale list. The article （3） I need is 115208. （4）, I like the white color. It would be great if could offer some little bonus with the order.

Looking forward to receiving the product as soon as possible, I hope your early shipment.

Yours consumer,（5）

答案：（1）seller；（2）to order；（3）number；（4）In addition；（5）Wang Li

1.______the weather improves, we will suffer a huge loss in the tourist industry.

A.Unless

B.While

C.As

答案：A

2.______ will it take me to walk there?

About ten minutes.

A.How much

B.How long

C.How far

答案：B

3.Forgotten something? I can keep an eye on your kids if you want to go and get it.

______ Thank you all the same.

A.Well, I can do without it.

B.Oh, how careless of me!

C.I might as well go and get it.

答案：A

4.Excuse me, can you tell me where the nearest bus stop is?

I’m sorry, I have no idea. I ______.

A.am new

B.am a stranger here

C.don’t know

答案：B

5.Excuse me, officer. I can’t find the subway entrance. ______

See those glass doors? Go in and you will see it on your right.

A.Show me the way?

B.Where is it?

C.Can you help me?

答案：C

6.Would you like a glass of wine?

______ I don’t drink.

A.Yes, please.

B.No, thanks.

C.I don’t like it.

答案：B

7.His parents are present there ______, but their minds are somewhere else.

A.Psychologically

B.apparently

C.physically

答案：A

8.It is easy to get the software we need ______ the market is small.

A.so that

B.as if

C.Although

答案：C

9.She didn’t know______ to express her ideas in English clearly in public.

A.why

B.which

C.How

答案：C

10.The job is great in terms of salary. It has its disadvantages,   .

A.Though

B.however

C.even

答案：A

11.They also have a camera ______allows you to take and share photos and video.

A.Which

B.where

C.when

答案：A

12.We must find a way to cut prices______ reducing our profits too much.

A.with

B.Without

C.despite

答案：B

13.We support the view that poor management will ______ business failure.

A.take in

B.lead to

C.break up

答案：B

14.You can go to Mobile Joker Store, ______ is the nearest mobile phone store from here.

A.Which

B.who

C.where

答案：A

15.You will soon______ the world outside the smartphone is much more enjoyable

A.release

B.return

C.Realize

答案：C

1.Do you know how to use a mobile phone without being rude to the people around you?

Talking during a performance irritates people. If you are expecting an emergency call, sit near the exit doors and set your phone to vibrate,(When your mobile phone vibrates you can leave quietly and let the others enjoy the performance).

When eating at a restaurant with friends,(don’t place your mobile phone on the table). This conveys the message that your phone calls are more important than those around you.

Mobile phones have sensitive microphones that allow you to speak at the volume you would on a regular phone.(This enables you to speak quietly so that others won’t hear the details of your conversations).If you are calling from a noisy area,(use your hand to direct your voice into the microphone).Many people believe that they can’t live without their mobile phone (Owning a mobile phone definitely makes life more convenient), but limit your conversations to urgent ones and save the personal calls until you are at home.

（1）What should you do when you need to answer a phone call during a performance?

A.Call back after the performance.

B.Answer it near the exit door.

C.Talk outside the exit door.

D.Speak in a low voice.

答案：A

（2）Putting your mobile phone on a restaurant table may make your friends think_____.

A.you prefer to talk to your friends at the table

B.you value your calls more than your friends

C.you are enjoying the company of your friends

D.you are polite and considerate of your friends

答案：B

（3）When you are calling in a noisy area, you are advised to _____.

A.use a more sensitive microphone

B.shout loudly into your microphone

C.go away quietly to continue the phone call

D.use your hand to help speak into the phone

答案：D

（4）The author implies that the use of mobile phones in such places as museums should

be_____.

A.Limited

B.Expected

C.Encouraged

D.recommended

答案：A

1.The mobile phone store is about five hundred yards past the gym, on your left.

A.手机商店在健身房的左边，离你500步。

B.手机商店大概离健身房500步,在你的左手边。

C.手机商店往左拐，然后再走500步。

答案：B

2.No wonder I got lost. I was heading in the wrong direction!

A.怪不得我迷路了，原来是我走错方向了！

B.我走错方向了，钱包也丢了。

C.难怪我会丢钱包，原来是放错位置了。

答案：A

3.It seems that there’s nothing impossible with the little mobile phone.

A.看来这台小小的智能手机无所不能。

B.这智能手机太小，什么事都干不成。

C.这智能手机不是任何事都能干。

答案：A

4.The Smartphone is getting more attention in the house than the child.

A.在这个家里，智能手机正在比这孩子得到更多的关注。

B.在这个家里，孩子更关注智能手机。

C.孩子在家更关注智能手机。

答案：A

5.We all need to come out of this head-down syndrome.

A.我们都需要摆脱这种低头综合征。

B.我们都需要走出这种低头综合征。

C.我们都需要改变摇头的习惯。

答案：A

1.Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned(禁止) students from carrying mobile phones during school hours. Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, teachers said mobile phone use is a distraction (娱乐) to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages (消息) to cheat during exams.

She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with (与…联系) their children.

Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.

Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

（1）Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones .

A.because they are students

B.when they are free

C.when they are at school

答案：C

（2）We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from.   .

A.the makers and sellers

B.the passers-by and strangers

C.their parents and friends

答案：C

（3）What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage? .

A.聊天

B.作弊

C.查询

答案：B

（4）Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t  during school hours.

A.use their mobile phones

B.get in touch with their children

C.help the teachers with their work

答案：B

（5）The passage tells us that .

A.students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B.it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phones at school

C.some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school

答案：A

2.A 4 year Kid, who does not know what an Email or a Chat App is, prays to God: “Hey, Lord, Please make me a smartphone”. This young kid is asking such a wish from God, because he sees that his parents at home are completely glued to this magical device called smartphone and has no time to look up at him. The smartphone is getting more attention in the house than the child. His parents are present there physically, but their minds are somewhere else.

It’s so true that this device has become an inseparable part of our day to day life, and we are addicted to it. We will start feeling restless if we do not look to our phone after a few minutes. We react faster to a phone beep or a message compared to a call by a family member from a different room. We all need to come out of this head-down syndrome. We all need to connect and communicate in real world. We need to put this technology to good use and not become a slave.

So what shall we do? It’s simple: the solution is called “digital break”. This means, when you return home from work, you simply turn off or mute all your digital devices for a few hours every day, or at least once in a while. What do you do then? You can share your time with the family, chatting with your wife or husband, playing games with your kids, doing things with other family members, etc. in real life. You will soon realize the world outside the smartphone is much more enjoyable.

（1）The kid is 5 years old.

答案：错误

（2）The kid asked God for a smartphone.

答案：错误

（3）Smartphones have become an inseparable part of our daily life.

答案：正确

（4）We all need to connect and communicate in virtual world.

答案：错误

（5）The only solution to the head-down syndrome is called “digital break.

答案：错误

1.（1）,mobile phones are being more and more widely used. It’s small in size,（2）, offering fast and convenient service for communication. It’s of multi-function.（3）.

In recent years,（4）Quite a few use them at school to keep in touch with their families and friends instead of writing letters, which, of course brings convenience to them. But I don’t think it’s good to do so.

（5）, student users often waste a lot of time chatting over the phone in their spare time, some even use them to cheat in exams. In addition, mobile phone bill is also a heavy burden on students’ families.

A.Being a product of high-technology.

B.The users use it for calling,sending short messages and internet-surfing.

C.light in weight and easy to carry

D. mobile phones have become popular among middle school students.

E.In spite of the advantage mentioned above.

答案：（1）A；（2）C；（3）B；（4）D；（5）E；